VIDEO | Altenew Holiday Products for a Non-Holiday Card

Hello there, today I am sharing a card (and video) using Altenew holiday products for a non-holiday card. This is a great way to stretch your products and use them not just for seasonal projects. I am also sharing two ways to enhance die cuts. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the Altenew Festive Greenery Dies from Altenew Crafty Necessities Cardstock in Bamboo, Aqualicious, Dew Drops and Pink Diamond. I added ink blending to them (the first way to enhance die cuts) using Altenew Fresh Dye Inks. I used the following combinations:

• Fern - Firefly, Grass Field and Shadow Creek (Green Valley collection).
• Leaf branch - Firefly and Grass Field. 
• Darker berry branch - Aqualicious, Teal Cave and Galactic Stream (Sweet Dreams collection).
• Lighter berry branch - Dew Drops, Aqualicious and Teal Cave. 
• Berries - Pinkalicious and Razzleberry (Cherry Blossom collection).

I adhered the berries to the branches using liquid glue. I cut multiple of the smaller individual berry so that I could layer them up on the cluster for some added dimension. I cut one of the larger tags from the Altenew Terrific Tags Die Set from white cardstock. I then cut the hole reinforcer from the Altenew Labels & Tags 1 Die Set and adhered it on top. 

The greenery was adhered on top using a combination of liquid glue and Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I then threaded black twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow. I adhered a panel of Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops Cardstock onto a US A2 sized white card base (finished size 4.25" x 5.5") using Glue Tape. The tag was adhered on top using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Soft Blossoms Stamp Set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more foam tape. To finish, I applied Altenew Iridescent Glitter Relief Paste to the berries using a paintbrush (the second way to enhance die cuts) and then embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

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Here is the video showing how I made the card:

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I used the glitter paste like glitter glue here, applying it to the berries to add some frostiness to them. Applying it with a brush gave some dimension to them too and I really like how it looks on the berries. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great week ahead!